ACE in the News: The Observer Spotlights 20th Anniversary
A Commentary Adds to Reflections about Catholic Schools Week
Plans for a 20th anniversary bus tour celebrating Catholic schools around the country prompted a story about the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) in The Observer, the University of Notre Dame's student newspaper, on Thursday, January 31.
Reporter Mel Flanagan noted that ACE has been sending recent college graduates to teach in under-resourced Catholic schools for nearly 20 years. Anniversary celebrations will feature a bus tour during the 2013-14 academic year, as announced in a University news release. This will be an opportunity to honor schools, communities, and individuals with whom the Alliance for Catholic Education has formed partnerships, as well as an opportunity to celebrate the future of these schools and partnerships.
The Observer's coverage came during Catholic Schools Week, which is observed Jan. 27-Feb. 2. That annual celebration of Catholic schools was discussed in a commentary by Kate Barrett, director of resources and special projects in Notre Dame's Office of Campus Ministry. The commentary, published in the student newspaper on January 30, suggested that the work of Catholic schools can inspire all people to renew their own commitment to use their gifts to "light the way" for others.